The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-17 00:00:00

lONIY MARkETI AND COMITAILCIAL INTELLIGENCE, Th e CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. situation of monetary affairs to-day presents ° in s P e eial feature. There is the same anxiety ta L. ce . d by di?coanters to examine closely into the slily of their clients before negotiating the yel e t b rought forward. Failures daily occurring , id ePartm en t s o f b us i ness ma k e cap i ta li sts very h re ' bef ore entering into fresh business. There la ' theref ore, very few bills taken in the open t t th et even at 9 per cent.—the minimum charge re 83 ok of England—and 9,1 and 10 per cent. 000 'e more g enera l ra t es . Th e i nqu i r ies for ac oe-Itli 41414ti0n on the p a rt of the commercial public 4 4 e active, and the floating capital of bankers others s h ows ev i dent s i gns o f a ten d ency ieb l oare , which is due, no doubt, to the pay 4"°f the di v id en d s. 4to further sum of £lOO,OOO in gold was taken the Bank on Saturday. Th e accounts received this morning respecting ot.(3oodition of trade in the manufacturing districts ln g the past week are not very encouraging. he a -ecl ihe in the price of cotton occasioned depres 00t14,112(Thg spinn ers a t M anc hester, but a tolerably l ot ueiness was nevert h e l ess t ransacte d. I n th e to lb, Qr I Woollen, and hosiery departments of Leeds, p itit i Huddersfield, Bradford, and Leicester, r e tih no have only been conducted on a limited 4 ' and in th e h ar d ware d epar t men t s of Birming• 11 111504 Sheffield the orders on hand were far from e:er°ll9, and the markets presented an inactive rrearlince. Two o'CLocx. 'there h as been more activity perceptibie in the 8 .811 Stock 1 Market to-day than for some time id t. The distribution of the half.yearly dividends 4 1 , 4 , 8 a large number of persons who have a sur teak°' C apital to invest in the different Government 0 4 8 ' t he low prices of which offer great attrac ioa' The Funds have been very steady to-day, 818014 for money being 881 1, and for the account to L, The New Threes and Reduced Annuities i s I; March 4 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, 6s. t ; o end India 5 per Cents., 103/ 104 1; India 211, 1(1 th e 44 " Foreign Stock Market today prices have generally rather flatter; the Confederate tun' however, upon purchases from Liverpool, has hP another 2 per cent., viz., to 62 64. Turkish Dr Cents., 1862, are 691 70; do. Consolides, ; Mexican, 261 ; do. New, 241 4 ; Greek, 34' Spanish Passive, 30 I; do. Certificates, ; and Portuguese, 461 47. 411 48 1 , 4 'mi in the Rahway Snare Market has been L t h i u " prices have in most instances shown ae er more firmness. Great Northern, A Stock, ' etth tl3l) , t eved ss. ; North-Eastern (Berwick), ss. ; j a — "Vestern, 10s. ; and Great Western and eea hire and Yorkshire each 15s. The ak Foreign and Colonial lines continue inactive, e nt former p r ices. tu4l * it. and Miscellaneous shares remain rather h i Alliance have declined to 331 34; Hindustan, end Japan, to 271 ; Discount Corporation Ii se 13 1- 14 ex div.; and National Discount, 12/ rl IftITISH TUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. mov._ 0,,, ‘,..tIaiMENT FUNDS. /)` ,-ent. Consols I)eoAceount, Nov 12 BB4 I r C ent. Reduced Bp, 86a i t 86a i I ew? , Per Cent. 0„ 4 ,.i Per Cent. Jan. 1891 — ~ " 0 per Cent., Jan. 1873 sziltibe 30 . 40 fors, y rs, expire hth Jan., 1880 — ,-, 3O yrs, expire sth Aug. 1 , 8 , 82 . .. 7 — vo (Ited Sea Telegraph), A b . luu° Mach. June. 4:ll4c ltler Bills, £l,OOO, 43/ per _ D o &Cent. 6 £5OO D ft £lOO and £2OO no 1 k Rngland Stk, 51 per Ct. A .O 1 ,, count s. el - a /3 0 4N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ii", ' A t °Ck, 101 per Cent., April 1871. '2ll b- Account e t , per Cent. July, 1870 01 Per Cent., Oct, 1888 — b Do Certificates 3 keeOlint Cent.).. Do b ° 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per _ ° 41 pet Cent Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. b , 5 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 — if 6 ,i Per Cent., May, 1879 ... 1 ) ° ,1 Per Cent., Aug. 1866 -- r,`'nouds 41,00 U '"olluder £l,OOO — .4 4 /PoititlGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. r, . 44 1 Bonds 5 per Cent .. izdi at , 5 !_ L 4, per cent ° ;1 Per Cent., 1852-58-60 t. 1863 B3/ a 3 ~ ,4 0. ,), - Yres 6 per, Cent kip, Account... . e t il, 6 per Cent . 01 °1 ,i Per Cent 01: ° 4. 11 '4 413 . 6 per Cent — I) o ' 6' Per Cent ai l i a , Per Cent, 1864 Do 6 '' 3 per Cent., 1825 - al Per Cent, 1864 15 ° r New Consolidated , 1 per Cent —..... :t.lO, Provisonal Land Warrant 0 1 0 5ti g4 7 per Cent 961 14,?,°°011d Issue ic-e11',40 Bends Op ,`" Per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 2 7: ti D o f`reeunt ,D o ' A c IIPOUs - 41 14;',,, C eolint — ,1) inila 5 per Cent. - 4 ,4 1i 3 ;',° 9 and 1859 'e)t - ' Per Cent.(Marennana Railway) — 261 I) erica 3 er Cent 0 Accotint .. D og 1864.. die bit to %er Cent Anglo-French' dis x d bo ,-,, ' c riP, £33 paid dis x d 140,4.'reueb. Scrip Ex. 25f 20c l eW l ,-. 84 l l o Perial 5 , per Cent D o krranada b ° ij Per Cent. Do—Leter--ld .......... baud Warrants (Ili Aares) — 0 o li?beno.res, 4 per Ct., April 1864 — I ° ll l4,f' ° do Aug, 1866 -- 0 0 ;ill 4i per Cent .. .13 0 c; ,P e r Cent. (Uribarren).. 1.) - 4 per Cent., 1862 P ° Ace° ortu ut.... guese 3 per Cent., 1853 o k„ _ 110, °int b e ,' Per Cent. , Ettl,";4ooount 1856, '7, '9, '60,..62,'3 4 6 3 /4 461 Do 5 Per Cent., 1822, £St — BO° 4/ Per Cent., 1850 .. li ft ft 1860 — b e ," ", Per Cent 1859 871 1.),, - 1 , Per Cent, 1862 , 11 6 " .4 - nglo-D 'itch '''t - ' er iP £55 paid i lini , ' , t b an 6 per Cen ki f : i Account 1) 01 3 per Cent 1) ,., New h,, ' -11 ew Deferred )i ° Account ip Passive 30 30 1 , 13,,,°. Accou n t /1 - ,, 161, 1 . Cert. of Coup not funded —l3l 6,,,,t,- Account ,1),;',,,, 811 , 4 per Cent — ttuiii'leriP, £6O paid Pm D ' B l 4 6 Per Cent. 1854 — 4 ;'ooouut .0 4 .,, Per Cent. 1858 . — D "`",,ecount — )lo 'T•4OO Bonds — b , 6 Per Cent. 1862 1) Account a £lOO Bonds.. 691 70 1), (3 f , Do 1863 .. ' • Do ' ila ratleed, 4 per Cent. ...... _I — Itor, 1863 Scrip, Z4O paid j ez A lle la 3 per Cent. ..... . ° Acco unt .. 'a 6 .. 54/ li o l'er Cent., 1862 b c , ik- count s r?" Cent , 1861 ........... ... 41 Atifat . -(Avi dencle . on the above payable in London kl , .Itll , 6 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. Il it l4ll 4/ E 25f — tel t ft , Per Cent., x. Gil ,b a d 'i Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail 4. - t t , ,4 Per Cent. Certificates Ittoisaeg Itentes, 2 per Cent . A l 3 41 ' 6 Per Cent 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. 1);'fo l) b unt 4c ee '' 8 , -Ilan 11 404 , r Bonds, 4i per , t , ..Ex. 4s. _... ' 3O ) 5 per Cent., Ex. ." 1 c o „_ 018 Ts/ TWO O'CLOCK. m 4 43 A°O.l 43a ( T Y 8 82 i I. ill 'erpool Cotton Market—This Day, -• ( 1 1:t 0 „ u slight improvement which t oo k place in the Pk,b-4ultuaket on Saturday is maintained. Sales 1Y Br,o oo or 6,000 bales. fil th, 4 Alt ERI CAN B LOCKADE .-Th e J o h n ( sc h ooner ) rV,T tt ° l l, Was captured by the Federal blockade squadron Wo o - , 4s en, Te xas, on the 10th of August and t h e O regon ou the 24,h.f0r Nazio ne o f Florence states that the d ecree I) 4e: tt' in • °° i i4 g the military school of that city to some other " 4 e kingdo m has been already signed. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. >hare' Railways. ' " A` " l Closing I Business 1 Price. done. Wol., and Str. Val. , if Iytlie and Tyne. 3ristol and Exeter tjaledonian • ;ork and Bandon jorn wall Do A A vets no dig Do. B till 6p c.p an.baF been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stl Ditto A stock Ditto East Anv,lian s t GreatNorthof Scotland 'Great Northern Do A stook Do B do (t. S. an 11V. of Ireinn Great Westerr,Original Do Str Val Wtoe, Do. South Wales Do. '.Vest Mid. -Oxioro Do Newport Do Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire Loudon and Blackwan Won., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover, Lon. & North Western Lon. & Sw.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do f shares... Metropolitan Midland _ _ Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwic4 Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle Do. Stook. AL Darling Do do 1855.58 Do do 1866.61 ... North London Do New . . Do New, 1864 North Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stook Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpooi Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines,Wok.,andWok Taff Vale- Do C Vale of Neath Waterford t Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har, &R 8.14. st st st 50 20 82 f 4 123 121 5¢ 6¢ 31 33 16 17 84 EC, 105 107 43} 44. G 7 1/8 12) 138 140 127 13) 8) 91 71i 72 (0 35 90 93 101 114 1141 66 67 103 W 4 33 4C 112 1121 94 86 64. 651 110 111 1301 1301 100 102 f 2 63 24 '5 IC6i 107 i 65 C 6 95 f 6 125 130 85 36 9 10 7 8 118 123 ► 11 p 75 77 101 11} 131 133 54 66 25 27 82 24 8 9 KO 165 3a 441 97 99 32 34 BM mu POSSESSIONS. Railways Paid. Closing Price. tAlantio St Lawrcnc tom.,Baroda&.Cent In , Gu. 5 cent.— ..- • Do. E. Shares... • lufialo and LAKCEluroi Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,AGodricl 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187 Do. do. July 1, 187 )o. do. June 1, 187 'lout ta.&S. East.n. (Lip •ape Town Dock Seri Demerara 7 p.o. per. pf -, ,titeau. Bengal gu. 5 mast Indian. gu. 5 p. c Do. do. J Eat.... 1(1 rand Trunk of Cans , l: Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge ti per cent Do. Ist r'rei. Bond,. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d PI cf. stock ... Do. do. deferred..... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... OLlndiaPontu.gua.sp.c Do. U u 1. 5 per cen - t Do. New gua. 5 p. C... South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per mut Do. 41 per 0ent..... Do . -It. W. ot Canada Share Do. New .. Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Jo. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited iladras guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. o. Extension Dc. 4i d 0...... • Do. Fifth Extension. delb.Corp. e p. o. Bnci, gelb. & llobson's Bay. iewßrunswiok & Cand. Class A. and B. S.Rl.C'da6 p 0 Ist pi bdr Soinde 00. Delhi ')o. t Do. Punjaub 1.1 )o.lndus.St.Flog) uir 55 57 .00 al idis pr 4i 5 7 8 9i 10J 92 94 100 101 ICO 101 19 20 90 93 70 72 59 dl 66 68 56 58 53 55 96 60 28 30 26 <8 ICO 101 Id pr id jr gg 100 9 0i 11i 11' 89 91 77 81 d I 100 101 92 94 88 90 CO R 80 83 99 100 981 9911 id par 98,4 994 95 97 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872 100 Do. do. 1883 100 01%6 p.e.Ja. &J ul 1877-81 100 89 92 Do. Ap. c. Feb. & Atu. 100 88 90 Do.t p. c. Mar. & Sept 100 88 90 Do. Ip. o. Jan.&July. 10C 75 80 78 Do. 5 Inscribed stool , 100 75 80 'Ape G.llope, 5 p (3,187: 100 104 106 Do.Ap & Oct. 188( 100 104 108 Do. 181 1 100 ((5 107 M. Jan. & July. 1891. 100 107 100 ;eylon, N0v.1883, 6p • 100 102 105 vo. 1878, do. 100 1 , 9 112 2lauritins 6 p.cent.lB73 00 101 104 Do. 1878 100 103 108 Do. 1882 130 .04 108 -- natal Gov. 8 per cont 100 tO3 105 1.8.G0v. 6 pm. J a.&Jul 100 92 95 S.W. G ov. 6 p 1,18, 100 97 09 Du. sp. c.,11971 to 1::;+ 100 95 97 Do. d0.,1888 &upwch 100 94 96 941 54 few Zealand 6 p cent 109 99 102 iova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 95 93 05 lueensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 103 102 i.Aus Gov. 6 p.c.lE 68- 100 _. Do. 178 ctui ward + lOO 105 107 Vie. Gov. 6 pm. Ja.&Jul) 100 - Do. 10 a p.c. Au&Oct.. 100 ,101 105 1014 • BRITISH MINES. :arousal' Umisol. Ciolu 1 4 4 ' Chiv er ton ;.,third Amalgamated.. SI )even G. Cons. (Taoist. 1 570 590 Drakewal . B...... • . Bassett (Illogau) 4O 55 61 last Caradon ...... 1.14.1 25 26 •'ast Carn Brea 1.4.0 65 7 East Grenville ... East Lovell A' 'I Russel (Tavistk 8.13. 95 4 44 larri.&St.Aubyn(o wen 60 7 9 4 Great Laxey, . all 141 151 mat Souto Tulgus... (is 2 21 1. Wheal Vor (I.l.els.toi, 40 28 29 ;renville.. • 7B -. 64 75 I emd's-Foot ,.13 S 8 90 lingston Downs 1.18 ., 444 'fargaret (Uny Lelac 7 9 , larke Valley.. 4 , Ivrir Iron Oro (Lim. 21 11 1 6 Nangtles . ew Setun 2ll 75 85 .... ()rib ...... North Roskear.. . 291 20 22 . tsaseet Otto 3.1..6 14 2 nrth Wheal Crotty . 2.80 3 35 Prosper United.,. 31 35 rovidence(Uny Lelut. tu 6.7 35 37 iouthearadou(St.Clee , 11 20 540 ;.Wheal Fran. (Illogau 18.18.1 33 36 Way Park Cin Croft i 16 17 'Vest Basset (Illogan) ll 8 9 , 17 C , radon (Liskeard a 5 8 West Chiver: on ..... 10 65 60 West, Sown heal Basset (Illogan 51 92 85 Buller(ltedrutlh; 10 12 14 vVhealLud. ott Wheal Mary Ann Pen 8 15 17 Wheal Oetou... ...... .V heal Treiawney (Lis , 7 18 2.) Wheal Union 4 1 11 PREFERENCE SHARES. Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 134 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 5 per cent. pf., 98 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL& London and Greenwich, 61 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco kihn.) gua. 7 per cent., 15 Great Luxembourg, 91 Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pf., 191 Sambre and ➢ieuse, 6k Southern of France, 23 FOREIGN MINES, Cape Copper, lim., oi United Mexican 4f BANKS. Agra and M tsterman's (Um.), 1231 Alliance t►tm.), 35 31 4 Ditto, new, 33 21 3} Bank of British Columbia, 15. Bank of London, 158 7 Brazilian and Portuguese, Rm., 111 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 331 City, 115 Consolidated Bank, lira., 10 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 201 Hindustan, China, and Japan (Um.), 271 Imperial Bank (lim.), 311 Imperial Ottoman, 151 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., London and Brazilian film.), 36 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 24 London and County, 701' 1 London and South African, 201 London and 11 estminster,r4l Merchant Bank, Jim , 202 Mercantile and Exchange. Urn., 01 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Bin., 18 19 National Bank, Ditto, new, 541 New South Wales, 43 21' Oriental Bank Corporation. 54} Provincial Banking Corporation, lira , 3 Union of A ustralia, 521 2 Union of London 50/:t MISCELLANEOUS. Bombay Gas, Um., 4f Commercial Union, Insurance, 7, 8} Continental Union Gas, lira., 9 Credit Fonder and ➢lobiiier of England, 71 Ditto (£2), 4 Discount Corporation, 131 Egyptian Com, and Trading, 11m., 21 I Fore-street Warehouse, lira., 8} Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudon, lira., Hudson's Bay, 151 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., Urn., 64 Indian Carrying , Rm. 11 ti International Financial ~ociety, lien., 6} Joint Stock Discount, lira.. 5i I London Financial Association, lira., 211 I , itto, new, 20 London General Omnibus Company, 21 31 idras Irrigation and Canal,, — Ditto (ail`, 19 National Discount Company, Um., 134 I 441 1 I 141 41 7 2 i i i 5211 21 2$ 114 i 68 73 1121 13} 95 111 12 13 30j 24} 107 i Business don( 1001 ICO THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1864: MARKETS---T his Day. MARK-LANE. A very moderate business was transacted in wheat in the country markets held on Saturday. Prices, however, on the whole, ruled firm, and they were without material change from the previous week. Good and fine malting barley moved off steadily, at full quotations. Most other articles were in slow request at about stationary prices. At New York, a heavy fall has taken place in the value of wheat and flour; but the export has not increased. On the continent, the corn trade generally continues quiet. The amounts of English grain up to our market last week were but moderate. The amounts of English grain were but moderate. The imports from abroad amounted to 17,415 quarters of wheat, 2,503 barley, 52 969 oats, 3,010 rye, 967 beans, 1,730 peas, 225 tares, 1,220 linseed, 302 rape . seed, 2,470 maize, 290 sundry seeds, 30 sacks and 5,693 barrels of flour. The arrivals of wheat fresh up to our market to-day from Essex and Kent, both coastwise and by land carriage, were small. The condition of the produce was on the whole tolerably good, and several samples were of fine quality. Although the show of samples on the stands was limited, the trade for all qualities was in a sluggish state. At the commencement of business factors endeavoured to realise more money than on Monday last, but in order to effoct sales they were eventually compelled to accept tha day's rates, and at those prices a clearance was effected. The market was well supplied with granaried samples of foreign wheat, as well as in the produce ex ship. Millers, as a rule, operated to a limited extent, and the total amount of business transacted was very moderate, at last Monday's currency. In floating cargoes of grain sales progressed slowly, yet no change took place in prices. There was a fair average supply of barley on the stands, Good and fine malting parcels, however, were scarce, and such commanded full prices, having sold somewhat readily. Interior barley, however, was dull, at fully the late decline in the quotations. Malt changed hands to a limited extent, at late rates. There was a good supply of oats on sale. The trade was by means active; nevertheless, a fair business was trans acted in most descriptions, and prices ruled firm. __ The supply of beans on sale was very moderate, The trade, however, was slow, at the late fall in prices. Peas were in limited supply, and the trade ruled firm, at full quotations. For flour there was a moderate demand, and last Mon day's currency was steadily supported. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 363 to 109 Ditto, 1861 Ditto, white, 1863 4os 445 Ditto, 1864 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864 Ditto, 1863 -.6s 40s Talavera, 1864 _ 448 503 Rye— Barley—Grinding 22s 25s Malting, new 3os 35s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk , 6os 135 Brown Kingstown and Ware 6OB 13s Chevalier Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding l9s 228 Potato Youghal and Cork, black lBB 22s Cork, white l9s 23s Scotch, Feeding 2os 23s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas —Grey. .. 338 36s Maple White 36s 40s Boilers 36s 40$ Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 308 Stockton and Norfolk.. American, per barrel l9s 25s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a large supply of foreign stock on sale here to-day. Included in the supply of beasts was a large num ber of stores, and the general quality of the foreign stock was very middling. The trade was dull, on easier terms. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis tricts were somewhat in excess of Monday last, but the general quality of the supply was by no means prime. For good and prime Scots, crosses, &c., there was a steady de mand, at full prices; otherwise the beef trade was dull, and the quotations declined 2d per Sibs. The top quotation for beef was 53 4d per 81bs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire we received 2,900 shorthorns, &o. ; from other parts of England 1,000 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 31 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 600 oxen and heifers. There was an increased supply of sheep on sale, oompared with Monday last. Most breeds, however, were received in but middling condition. Good and prime Downs and half-breds moved off slowly, at barely last Monday's cur rency; but for all inferior breeds the trade was dull, at a decline in the quotations of 2d per 81bs. The top figure for mutton was 53 61 per 81bs. The supply of calves on sale was moderate, and the trade was dull, at 4d beneath last Monday's prices, the top quota tion being 5e per Sibs. Prime small pigs were firm in price, but for largo hogs the trade was dull, at barely late rates. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. 1 Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 10 IPrimeers-wool d, s. d. s d 0.4 10 5 2 L 0.5 4 5 6 :a 4 0 4 6 4 85 0 3 6 4 2 4 4410 Secondquality do. 4 0 4 6 ' Pme.S'thdownd , Prime large oxen 4 8 5 0 Largo orse. calve Prime Scots, &c. 5 2 5 4 Prime small do Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2 Large hogs Sacond quality do. 4 4 4 8 Small porkers Lambs....os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 163 to 21s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 203 to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .... Cows — Sheep 10,030 Sheep. Calves .... rigs . 620 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 17,089 head. in the corresponding week in 1863,we received 14,181—in 1862, 8,909—in 1861, 9,501 —in 1860, 12,558—in 1859, 8,395—in 1858, 8,609. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp - .. .. .--. .. 26 • • Bremen - Boulogne•• •.• • .. .. •• -- .. 233 Calais Dordt. 32 .. 463 .. - Oil •• - Dunkirk — .. .. .. -- •• 92 Gibraltar lO7 .. •• •. •• Hamburg - ~ .. 323 Harlingen Medemblik Oporto - .. -- .. -- .• --- ••— Ostend ._. .. ...._ .. .. 14 •• Rotterdam 1287 ~ 4760 .. .. 661 .. 361 Tonning 2071 .• 1918 .. 297 .. .. Vigo.ltO .. .. •• .. Total .... 4907 .. 9,806 .. 297 .. 767 ..1312 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs• 1863 3524 .. 9,666 .. 546 .. 216 .. 429 18 6 2 2128 .. 5,901 .. 118 .. 420 .. 342 1861 5ll .. 8,190 .. 62 .. 215 .. 5 33 1860 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Oct. 19, 1863, and this day, Monday, Oct. 17, 1864, Per 81b. to sink tho offal. Oct. 19, 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 2to 3 6 Second quality do Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &c 4lO 6 0 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 5 2 Piime Southdown do. .. 5 2 6 4 Lambs .. Large coarse calves .. 3 4 4 0 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers Oct. 17, 1864. 3 2to 3 10 40 4 6 48 5 0 52 5 4 38 4 2 44 4 8 4 10 6 2 54 5 6 00 0 0 40 4 6 48 5 0 36 4 2 4 4 410 6,950 29,060 Beasts .. Sheep and lambs 23,240 Calves Pigs 4lO SUPPLIES ON SALE, Oct 2O, 1862.—8( sheep, 24,260—calves, 229—pigs, 490. OcT. 21, 1861.—Beasts, 6,6 so—sheep, 2 260—pigs, 370. 162 390 ;asts, 6,560 : 1 250—calver NEGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are by no means extensively supplied with meat, either from Scotland or the West of England. For good and prime qualities the trade rules firm, at full currencies ; but inferior descriptions move off slowly, at about previous rates. Per 81b. by the carcase. sdsd Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 4 niddling do. .. 3 6 3 10 ['rime large do. 4 0 4 2 Do. small d 0... 4 4 4 6 Large pork .... 3 6 4 4 Inferior mutton. 3 6 4 0 a dad Middlingmutton 4 2 4 4 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Veal .. 3 8 4 8 Small pork ~ .. 4 6 6 0 Lamb BOROU H HOP. Since our last report, a fair average business has been transacted in our market, at about previous rates. The trade, for inferior produce, however, is far from active, at the recent fall in the quotations; but for good and fino samples the market is firm, and late prices are steadily sup. ported. The supply of foreign hops on sale is but moderate. Last week's import was 83 bales from Antwerp; 22 Bre men ; 24 Dunkirk ; 137 Hamburg ; 62 Rotterdam ; 31 Ostend ; 19 Boulogne ; and 159 pockets from Jersey. per cwt. New Mid and East Kent ...... ltOs to 189 s New Weald of Kent Bos to 136 s Now Sussex New aildings Very inferior and mouldy hops are selling as low as 40s per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Fair average supplies of potatoes are on sale at these markets, and the quality of the produce is for the most part good. On the whole the trade is steady, and previous quo tations are supported. The arrivals of foreign potatoes are unimportant, the imports into London last week being con fined to 161 bass from Dunkirk, 13G f;om Rotterdam, 4 fr om Boulogne; 90 tons from Harlingen, and 13 tons from St. Brienx. Kent and Essex Regents....7os to 100 s per ton. Rocks ....Ms to 70s ~ ....40s to 60s „ Foreign II WOOL. The wool trade continues in an unsatisfactory state, both as regards home-grown and colonial produce. In prices, however, no incregse of depression has been apparent, but the small amount of business doing is at fully the late de cline in prices. English wool, since our last report, has changed hands to a limited extent, at prices 3d per lb below the highest rates current during the present year. In colonial wool, by private contract, a very moderate business has been transacted, at last week's currency. A public sale of home-grown wool was held on Thursday last, and tha prices realised showed no material change from those now ruling in the private contract market. The public sales of colonial wool will commence at an early period next month ; the arrivals since the close of last auctions amount to about 60,000 gal s. The import into London last week was-1,4 1 1 bales from Sydney, 1,200 from New Zealand, and 301 from Smyrna. Current prices of English wool per lb, sd s d Fleeces —South Down hoggets lll 2 0 Halt-bred do ...... Kent fleeces. • 111 2 0 outh Down ew es and wethers 111 2 0 Leicester do. Sorts—Clothing Combing ......... 1 8 241 SEEDS. The transactions in seeds have been far from numerous, but no changes of importance have place in the currencies. Mustard seed ruled dull. The demand for linseed, rape seed,:and other seeds was inactive at late rates. Cakes were in slow request, and a further reduction of 2s 6d to 5s per ton took place in the quotations. Turnip, White,p.bus.2ts to 22s Swede —s — s Mustard, Brown —a -6 White, Tares, Spring — s New winter, bush 8s Os Canary, per quarter —s - . 8 Rye grass Clover, Red Eng., et. • - -s White Foreign Red —s —s White —s —s Trefoil new. s —s 1 C arraway 34s 35 , Coriander 22s 25s Hempseed, per qr sBs Os Linseed,Eng.sowing 64s 6Ss Crushing Os 65s Baltic —s —s Odessa Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £lo Os £ll Os Foreign £9los £lO 15s Rape Cakes,p ton.£ i lOs £5 lOs l'ltapeseed, new,pr qr 76s 80s TALLO W. The tallow trade is dull to-day, and prices aro rather lower. New P.Y.C, is quoted at 41s 3d per cwt. on the spot. Town tallow is selling at 41s 9,1 net cash. Rough fat commands 2s 2d per Blbs. Particulars. 1850. 1861 1862. 1863. 1864. c 59sna to 51s9d to 475911 0 ,45 5 0 1 to 41 s 3d to Stock this day.... 47.976 36.912 45.649 55.433 47.864 Delivery last week 1.796 3, 951 1,820 1,651 2,465 Price of Y.C. Qd Ditto from June 1 39,061 57, 77 4 29,514 24,814 26,41. —s Od —s Od — s Od 00s Od Arrivals last week I 4,549 5,3 1,857 9,064 2,4 .4: Ditto from June 1 59,713 37 , 984 37,911 42,5.6 29,684 Price of Town .... 61s 91 51s 3d 18s 6d 4.8 Od 446 31 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr Registrar Winslow as Commissioner.) IN RE 0' iiiONNOR. This was an application for order of discharge, and also for release from custody. Mr Lewis opposed on behalf of a Mr Tyler, the detaining creditor. The objection was that Tyler had brought an action against the bankrupt in a County Court for a mali cious imprisonment, and he recovered the full amount of damages the Cotart could award, viz., £6O. Th e case was ' then removed by certiorari into the Court o f Q ueen ' s B enc h and bankrupt was taken in executio n. He applied in May last for a hie n e y release,now urgedwhich, t however, hat the b bankrupt t was entitled to his discharge, as he had suff ered suffi cient punishment byrefused. Mr D his imprisonment, and if the discharge were granted he would be entitled to his release. The learned Registrar said that on Saturday in the case of Tubbs a similar application was made, but there was a difference in the cases ; in that the bankrupt held adverse possession, and continued to do so. In the present case the judgment became a debt, from which he would be re lieved by the order of discharge, which would be now granted, and also the order of release. IN RE SALMON AND WALLOCK. The bankrupts carried on business as boot and shoe manufacturers in the Hackney-road, and this was a meet ing for examination and discharge. The accounts show Dr. to Cr. unsecured £10,786 ; holding security, £53,078 ; liabilities, £224. Cr., Property in hands of creditors, £70,836 ; ditto, given up, £356. Mr Brough, for the assignees, said that the bankrupt Salmon had died since the bankruptcy. The failure was owing to the bankrupt having made large consignments of leather to Australia, which had resulted unfavourably. There was no opposition, and the order of discharge was granted. LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (More the Recorder and a Common Jury.) BONELLI'S ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII COMP.A NY-.ATTACII- MENT CASE. This was an attachment case in which the plaintiff (Burin) sought to recover £1,376 monies in the hands of the ger - nishers to the credit of the defendants. Mr Mathew, for the plaintiff, said that the defendants were indebted to his clients in and above the sum now sought to be recovered. As there was no defence to the present proceed ings, the only question for the jury was whether a certain sum of money was in the hands of the garnishers. Mr Danby said—l was a clerk in the Agra and United Service Bank, On June 20th Bonelli's Electric Company had a deposit account at the bank. The balance on June 30th was £1,376. As no ono appeared for the defendants his lordship directed the jury to return a verdict for the plaintiff. Verdict for the plaintiff. I LONG CHASE AFTER A DEBTORe-DTJFFIELD V. ROSE , This was an action to recover for hire of a saddle and bridle some years ago. Mr. Philbriek appeared for the plaintiff. - Mr Duffield said that some years ago he lent the defendant a chaise and harness. .Defendant pledged them, and wit ness travelled nearly 200 miles before he could discover them. In addition to this defendant hired a saddle and bridle, for which he was to pay se much per week. Wit nese lost sight of the defendant for a long time, but a short ti m e since he saw the name of Rose up over a door in Brixton, and found his debtor. No one appearing for the defendant, his lordship said that £3l 48 seemed a large sum for the hire of a saddle and bridle, but as d iendant had never put an end to the hiring, plaintiff was entitled to a verdict. 'I he jury found for the plaintiff for the amount sought to be recovered. His Lcrdehip—lf you get your money as well as your verdict, you will be well remunerated, Mr Duffield. Plaintiff —I do not expect to get one farthing. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr Commissioner Kerr.) A NAME OVER A DOOR-IMPORTANT POINT OP LAW--, DIATTURWS y. COX• This was an action to recover for goods sold and delivered, Mr Hockley F. wood appearing for the plaintiff, Mr Buchanan representing defendant. It appeared th at defendant supplied a quantity of goods to a shop in Monkwell-street, City, and the name of the defendant, Samuel Cox, was over the door. Some of the or ders for goods were signed 5, C ox . Mr Buchanan asked the plaintiff if he had ever seen the defendant when he took the orders ? Plaintiff —No. Mr Wood called a witness to prove that the name of Cox was painted up over the door. His Honour—No doubt the name was over the door, but that is not enough. Putting a name over a door will not make a man responsible. Mr Wood—l have a witness here who called for the money. A witness stepped forward and said—l called on the de fendant for the money, and he said he did not owe it. I told him his name was over the door, and he replied that he had put it there because the person to whom the business belonged owed him (Cox) £2OO, and he was afraid some sewing -machines would be taken. Mr Buchanan —If that is the plaintiff's case, I submit that there is no evidence against the defendant. His Honour —Certainly not. Mr Wood—Then I will take a non suit. H c is est . Honour nonsu it e d the plaintiff, giving defendant full SHIPPING -THIS DAy, y vve a a t ther, but rather cloudy. noon,—.South- W L es o t N er D ly oN ; , m O od ct e . ra l t 7 e . t n h d i s fine d a PILL, Oct. 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Jalletin from , Havannah. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 16.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrivad -bWreeizned Her Majesty's ship Samson, from the Cape o f G oo d Hope. FALMOUTH, Oct. 17.—Wi nd N.E. — Arrived—Assyria, from Rangoon—Result, from Rao Grande—Union, from Havannah. CARDIFF, Oct. 16.—Wind N.B.—Arrived—Eleanor, from Quebec. HARVEST THANKSGIVING OFFERING.--The Rev. Charles Smith, of Newton Rectory, S u ff olk, has for warded £5 3s to the National Lit Moat Institution, being the amount of the harvest thanksgiving offering made at his church on Wednesday last. Mr Smith, in sending the above sum, states that the offffir g, small as it is compared with those of wealthy congregations, is one of the largest he had known at Newton during a residence there of years, Mr. Charles Lindl(l Wood has been appointed privato secretary to Sir George Grey, in the room of the Hon , G, Waldegravo Leslie, resigned. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, CITY BETTING,—This DAY. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 100 to 6 agat Gratitude (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Brick (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Stockinger (taken) 14 to 1 agst Prince Plausible (taken) 14 to 1 agst Tattoo (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Accident (offered) 15 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken) 20 to 1 agst Saccharoneeter (taken and offeted) 25 to 1 agst Bayard (offered) to 1 agst Gabrielle d'Estrees (taken) 33 to 1 agst Planet (taken) 50 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken and offzed) POLICE INTELLIGENCE,--This day. MARLBOROUGII-STREE r. HOUSEBREAKING —Francis Laurence, a fellow who de scribed himself as a carpenter, but refused his address, was charged before Mr Tyrwbitt with being concerned with another man not in custody, in feloniously breaking and entering the house No. 100, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, w th intent to commit a rubbery. Mr John Hughes, a gentleman residing at No. 35, Park street, Grosvenor-square, said—While at my sitting room window yesterday morning, about half-past 8, I observed a man fumbling at the lock of the opposite heuse, No. 100. The man having unlocked the door, walked away, and the prisoner then walked up, pushed open the door, and walked in, and then turned his face round, and seeing that he vs, as observed by persons at my window, and that I was coming to my door, he ran away. I ran after him, and having put the police on his track, they caught him. Mr Tyrwhitt —Was the prisoner ever bodily in the house ? Mr Hugbes—He was. Mr Tyrwhitt—Did bath the men stand at the door ? Mr Hughes—Only one at a time. Prisoner—When I went into the house why did you not come over and take me ? Mr Hughes—Because you did not wait long enough for me to do so. Police-constable Watkins, 154 C, said—Yesterday even ing I was in Mount-styet, and heard a cry of " Stop thief," and saw prisoner running through some mews, to Chester-street. I pursued him into Davies-street, where he was stopped by another constable, 191 C. I then charged him with breaking into a house, and gave him over to 191 C to take to the station while I went back to the house. Thos. Tollough, 191 C-1 saw the prisoner running VOI y fast, pursued by persons calling " Stop thief." I called to the prisoner to stop just as ho did so, being quite exhausted. I they took the prisoner back, and Mr Hughes, who came up in a cab, gave the prisoner in charge for being in a house, I took the prisoner to the station, and on search ing him found up his right arm sleeve a screw driver, and in his pocket a knife and some lucifer matches. Sarah Annie Price, servant to Miss Gold, of 100, Park street, Grosvenor-square, said—While at the dining-room window yesterday morning I saw two young men pass on the opposite side of the street. They were together ; no other persons were about, and I believe the prisoner to be one of them. Mr Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week to give the police an opportunity of seeing whether the prisoner is known. THAMES. THE DANGER OP A NAP IN A PUBLICHOUSE.— Charles Macarthy, alias Regan, an aged Irishman, was brought before Mr Partridge charged with stealing 91. and two keys from a man named Chalkley, servant to a brewer. The prisoner is a tall cadaverous-looking fellow, with a whiakerless face, and has been in custody repeatedly for robbing drunken men on Saturday nights. He has been committed for trial three times, and on each occasion ac quitted. On Saturday night the prosecutor went into the Black Horse publichouse, in the Mile End-road, and fell asleep there with his head on a table. On being aroused he missed from his right hand trousers pocket two keys, 6d. in silver and 3d. in coppers. The prisoner—Was it Bd. or 9d , Misther Chalkley ? Chalkley—Ninepence exactly, and that sum was taken from you. Henry Dust, an edge tool maker, said ho was in the Black Horse publichouse on Saturday night, and saw the prose cutor taking a nap on the table. The prisoner sat closer to the prosecutor than he ought to have done, and took from the right hand trousers' pocket of the sleeper two keys and 9d. The prisoner then left the house, He followed him and brought him back. 11-, awoke Chalkley and asked him if he had lost anything. He put his hand in his pocket and said he had lost 9d and two keys. He told the prisoner to produce the money he had stolen from the man. The pri soner at first denied taking anything, and then produced the money. The keys were on a bench where the prisoner had been seated. The Prisoner---Will you swear I took his money from his pocket Witness—To be sure I will. Inspector Griffin, of the K division, said the prisoner had been tried at the Surrey Sessions and the Middlesex Sessions for robbing drunken men on Saturday nights and acquitted. Last time the prisoner was under remand for a week for stealing a week's wages from a drunken man on S,epney-green, and was then discharged. Mr. Partridge—How does he get his living ? Inspector Griffin—l never knew him to do anything else ,han sneak about public-houses and rob drunken men. _ _ Mr. Partridge—Then I sentence him to three months' mprisonment and hard Ihbpur. The Strand Music Hall. The inaugurative concert of the new hall took place on Saturday evening, and although it was understood to be of a private character, the new building was filled almost to oveiflowing. We shall not here enter upon anything verging upon the order of architecture to which the new building belongs, but at once accept that laid down in the " History of Building . ' (which was presented to the com pan) ), viz , " Continental Gothic," though what that means we candidly confess we do not know. The interior of the building is peculiar, and, indeed, so much so that a descrip tion of it would far exceed our limits, and, in the end, fall very far short of the actual reality. On entering the build ing the eye is first arrested by the novel system that has been adopted in lighting the hall. The ceiling is formed of large I quares of beautifully coloured plate glass, through whi h the light is transmitted, similar to the manner adopted at the House of Commons. The new system in vented and patented by the Messrs, Detries, combines that great desideratum of allying wi'h the nearest approach to a so ft daylight a system of thorough and complete venti lation throughout the building, and to the ingenious inventors belong the credit of having discovered a novel means of illuminating public buildings in the most effec tive and brilliant manner. Another great feature in the novel system is the beautiful effect caused by the prismatic spires, for wh to they have the appearance of being a solid mass of crystal, the gas is introduced into the very points thus producing most brilliant rays of pr i sm atic colours, which combined with th e crys t a l corone ts which surmount the bosses, give an effect of the most exquisite description. The prevailing colour of the interior of the hall is a kind of chocolate brown, relieved with red and gold. The interior arrangements of the building will be best de scribed by the following extract from the aforesaid " His- tory" " Smoking and drinking have in the establishments here tofore called music halls sat elbow to elbow with harmony; The directors of the Strand Music Hall have thought it fit t ng to bestow this designation upon their building, inas much as it is a hall devoted to the performance of music- - but as the musio given will be of a superior class, they expect from their vi,itors an equally exalted etiquette. Creature comforts, both nicotian and alcoholic, will be found at the spacious buffets, and in the corridors and saloons which surround the hall. Visitors will have all the facili ties they could desire for their puffings and their potations, but not within the hall, which is consecrated to music." The inauguration concert was, as wo expected, very incomplete but the wonder to us was how matters had been so far expedited in four-and-twenty hours to even admit of the admission of the favoured few. However, through great perseverance and untiring exertion, the directors kept faith with their announcement, and at a few minutes before eight o'clock the concert opened with the National Anthem, played by the band. Then followed a concert in which not one of the artistes engaged had the g ood taste to sing a single word o f English, probably be cause native composition was not considered to be quite up to their standard. On an opening night artistes, we suppose, have the privilege of select ing their own pieces, but we trust Mr Kingsbury, the talented conductor will not allow such a mistaken arrangement to occur. The band in a short time will doubtless become a very excellent ono, enough being done on Saturday to prole it to be one of great efficiency. M. Duheni.is an accomplished performer on the cornet-a-piston, but M. Totti Mattel, the pianist, seemed to think that dig ital difficulty was the only thing required to please the English publio. The funny man was an inevitable failure, but the audience having hissed him off the stage, short work was made of the Persian Storyteller." The directors have only to adhere strictly to the promise in their programme of giving first-rate concerts at mode rate prices, to insure a good return for their large outlay. Their position is a splendid one, and all that is required to produce a good dividend is good management. TEMPERANCE MEETING IN THE GUILDHALL.— The Committee of the National Temperance League have completed arrangements for holding a meeting in the Guildhall on Monday evening, November 14. We are informed that the Lord Mayor. Elect has consented to preside, and the meeting will be addressed by the City Chamberlain, Samuel Morley, Etq•, Samuel Gurney, 11,q., M.P., and other well-known supporters of the temperance cause.— City Press. The Carmet steam•packet, which',has jest arrived at Marseilles from Cousia4a4coplc , biought a sum of 1,600,000 fr. in specie. Destruction of the Pimlico Steam Whr.el Works by Fire. ESTIMATED DAMAGE, OVER £lOO,OOO. The most extensive conflagration which has occurred for r many years past in the fashionable neighbowhood known as Belgravia, broke out yesterday (Sunday) morning, and was not entirely extinguished at a late hour last evening, end there seemed every chence of the fire lasting all night. The scene of this terrible misfortune, for such it may with truth be termed, on eccount of the great many men who w ill be thrown out of employment, and the vast amount of property reduc d to iutrs, WPM a large space of ground over two acres. There was erected thereon some 25 years ago a spacious brick and stone building, or more correctly spet4 'ng a series of buildings, tin a lof,y shaft towering high above the our rounding house tops. This factory when fi st opened was used re a la-ge bakery end brandy distillery. The con cern, however, Wiled out a perfect failu-e, end for some time the premises remained untenanted, but at length Messrs Smith Par:rey end Smith, took possession of the plant, which has S ; r2C2 then k en tcrincd the Pim'ico Patent Steam Wheel- ivorks. The property had a frontage end large entrance gates in the main road named B2l 6 ravi,-pace, and on one side were the extensive building premises belong'ne; to Messrs. Trollope and Sous, of Parliament-slreet, West minster, termed the Bolgrave Works. How these extensive premises did not sharte the same fate as the Wheel-works, as will be seen below, is a perfect mystery, u-.less it was ow :ng to the almost superhuman exer;,:ons of the firemen. From information obtained of the manager of the Wheel works, it appeared that on the ground and basement floors were the cool depots, the boiler-house, end engine roams. Of the latter there ere three, end the engines being charged, a great deal of excitement prevailed at first lest they should explede and scatter destruction amongst human life in every direction. Fortunately some of the hands employed at the works, more courageous than others, rushed into the engine rooms and relieved the safety valves, which allowed the steam to blow off, and consequently no explosion occurred. The diecovely of the fire was made by Police-constable Harder, No. 263 of the B division, by noticing an unusual body of black smoke hovering ever the northern side of the works. Feeling convinced that the place wry on fire, end there being oily a watchman left in charge of the premises, he went and aroused him, end opening the front gates a fear:ol scene presented itselt, for immense sheets of flume were rolling round the lower floors. The watchman at once ran to ascertain what part of the premises was then on fire, end being suddenly misted it Wei feared that he had perished. Conductors Cotterill, Brooker, end Rowland ar rived with the Royal Society's escapes, and the men went into a building in:which it was thought the man had en tered, and whilst searching for him the roof of the building fell in a state of thorough ignition, so that they were obliged to abandon their praiseworthy but dangerous at'. tempt. Fortunately the man had by some means succeeded in leaving the room, and has since been seen alive and un injured. 7he first engine that ar.ive3 was that from the Horses ferry-road brigade station, which was followed by Plummer, the engineer of St. John the Evangelist, with the parish engine. The powerful land steamer termed the Torrent, from Hodges' Distillery, et Lambeth, next attended, under the command of Lieut. Becker. Numerous manual power engines of the London Br:gade, and those of Shand, Mason, and Co.'s lend steamers, with the Princess Royal lend steamer, from Tooley-street, followed in rapid succession. By the time this powerful force arrived the fl macs had made fear:el progress, for the whole of the engineering works, iron stores, and pressing rooms, were enveloped in a broad sheet of fire. The three engine houses, the boiler houses, the stack workshops, the spoke-rooms, the tire houses, and stock shops were all encircled with flrrno, Owing to the proximity of Messrs. Trollop's works, strong fears were entertained for their safety, end in order to pre serve them from dest-uction the branches of several of the engines were carried through those works, which enabled the firemen to scatter the water from the Grosvenor Cs oal and else from the mains of the Chelsea Company in such directions as to prevent the flames fro.n rolling over into those premises. If they had once become ignited there is no doubt but the conflagration would have lapped round nearly a dcz :n lofty houses in the Belgrave-rcad. By five o'clock the fire was at its height, and a vender or more fearful sight at a fire has rarely been witnessed, for the flames were mounting into the air high above the lofty fur nace shaft, illuminating not only the whole of the metropolis, but bringing out in splendid relief the Houses of Parliament, the venerable abbey at Westminster, Lambeth Palace, and many other lofty edifices. This caused persons from all quarters to rush to the scene of conflagration. Fortunately Captain Harrison, of the Commissioners of Police, a ith Mr Superintendent Gibbs, and Inspectors Caplen, Humphries, and Rolls, with a strong muster of the B division of police, and a reser ye, came up, and took possession of the thorough fares, and thereby kept a way clear for the firemen to pur sue their dangerous avocation, and at the ranee time kept the populace off the reach of falling walls. All of a sudden the heavy brick and stone walls parted asunder, which allowed the roof to bend in the centre, and then the two fell to the ground with a crash resembling a discharge of ord nance, Nothing less than the downfall of the lofty shalt could then be expected, for the roof, which was a flat one, had broken away at the side of the she ft, and the brickwork on either side, which to some extent acted as stays, had in raany places bulged to a considerable extent; in fact, the archways over the aide windows werecracked by the intense heat, and the brickwork in more than one place had dropped to the ground. The land steamers were kept at work with the greatest vigour, as well ao several others of manual power; but still the work of devastation continued, and the fire had actually entered the roof of the Victoria Itailwas Station, and was doing great damage to the side wall and the skylights. Fortunately the flames in that direction were soon cut off; but the main body of fire continued to rage in spite of the many thousand gallons of water that were momentarily scattered upon the flames; and even at six o'clock last evening the fire was far from being extin guished, although all fears of any further extension of mischief was over. The only thing now to be apprehended is lest the lofty fir nace shaft should be shaken down by the wind and fall, If such were to take place it is impossible to tell what might be the consequences. A very careful inquiry was made during the day for the purpose of ascertaining, if possible, how the catastrophe occurred. The result of the investigation was that the pre mises were for a long time past left in charge of the watch man, whose duty it was to go over the p remises every night at 11 o'clock, to see whether they wore perfectly safe end free from fire. He performed that duty at the usual hour en Saturday night. end he states that then he saw nothing wrong, and could not detect the siga of fire. Great as the loss is, one very fortunate circumstance is connected with it as the whole of the drawings of the models have been pre served in one of the patent defiance firc-proof safes, and some thousand pounds worth of wheels and heavy iron presses have been saved, as well as the spacious storehouse on the eastern side of the yard, which was filled with wheels end other property, but in spite of this the manager of the works states that the damage done would exceed £100,1,00, and his opinion was that the firm was not insured for a sing le shilling. This, it is hoped, may tura out to be incorrect. One thing, however, is quite certain, that a vast number of workmen will be throws out of employment for a length • ened time. As late as 6 o'clock last night. 'he Victoria station was partly filled with smoke, and the vapour was rolling in dense volumes completely over the houses in Windsor-tcr race, and the grounds of Messrs Elliot, the brewers, in Castle-lanP, Westminster. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—The pro ductim of a new opera di camera by Macfarren, after the great success of " Jesay Lea," is an event among the musi• cal patrons of the Gallery of Illus:ration. Report spenks well of "The Sergeants Legacy," to be produced on Wed !Lesley nes". Mr Oxenford has written the libretto. Miss Robertine Henderson makes her first appearance this sea son, with Mr Whiffin, Mr J. A. Shaw, and Miss Poole. There is a promise of an occasional representation of Balfe's "Sleeping Queen." THE CHANCELLOR CF THE EXCHEQUER'S SON FOR CHESTER.—We understand that Mr William Henry Gladstone, eldest son of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Chancellor of the Exchequer, will be brought forward at the next general election as a candidate for the representa tion of the city of Chester. It is believed that Mr W. H. Gladstone, who is a liberal, will obtain the support of the Marquis of Westminster, whose influence in Chester is paramount, as well as that of other Whig families. One of the present members for Uhester is Earl Grosvenor, son of the Marquis of Westminster, and Mr Gladstone will, of course, be brought out in opposition to Capt. Humberston, the Conservative member. Mr Gladstone was born in June, 1840, and is consequently in his 24th year. He has not yet offered himself as a candidate for any other constituency.— Liverpoo! Daily Courier, _ _ THE NESS SALMON FISHINGS.—The period for angling ends here on Friday, and most other rivers in the North close at the same time. The season has been on the whole remarkably good, and the abundance of fish in the Ness at present, waiting for the time when they are to frequent tl.o fords, amply fulfils the expectations formed of the effect of withdrawing the stake nets in the estuary, and bringing next fishing to a close some weeks earlier than under Home Drummond's Act. No ono whose experience dates from the year 1823 has seen such an appearance of fish in the Ness. They still continue to take well, though the river is exceedingly low and the weather has been re markably blight. Eut there has been this peculiality in the angling season, that the fish seem to make at once for the upper reaches of the river, and are shy to take in all the lower water. The same fact has been observed this year in the Conon,— _lnverness Courier. ATTEMPTED MURDER.—At the village of East Moor, near Wakefield, on Fiiday last, George Atkinson, a collier employed at Methley, near Leeds, made an attempt to murder his wile by cutting her throat with a razor. For - t unately she made her es3lTo before he completed his put.- ' pose, The wound he inflicted was only euperficial- Ills wife, to whom he had been married for 13 years, lift him some time ago, and was living with a collier named John Young, at East Moor, and it was at the house of the latter that the attempt to mutat r was made. Atkinson is in CUB. tody, THE BOMBAY AND MAITRITrUS MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 15. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Delta, with the above mails, has arrived here. She brings 68 passengers, £7,864 in specie, pearls value 10,000 rupees, and a general cargo, including 800 lice quails. Oa the 6th inst. she passed the steamer Delhi, and on the 11th an Austrian frigate and a steam ram steering south. On the 25:h ult. the brig Alreed, of Shoreham, sprung a leak, rnd sunk at sea. The crew was picked up by the Italian brig Dac Fratelle, and landA at Gibraltar, GIBRALT.III, 0.3 t. 10.—The following British vee.els have arrived here since the departure of the last mail :—Steemer IK , .dar, 6 days from Liverpool; steamer Argyll, 6 days from Liverpool ; steamer Britannia, 7 days from London ; steamer Tiber, 8i days from Liverpool; brigantine Reaper, 28 days flour Cardiff; schooner Rfrida, 19 days from Swan. see ; schooner Warbler, 25 days from Newcastle; steamer Palermo, 14 days from Glasgow; steamer Cslpe, 71 , days from Liverpool ; steamer Gibraltar, 7 days from London ; steamer Baroda, 41 days from. Southampton ; Royal Yacht Squadron cruiser Der. went, 11 days from Southampton; and steamer Maer_don, 12 days from Glasgow. Exchange on London, 90 days' date, 50 to 50k ; Paris, sf. 29c. to 30c.; 111arseilles, sf. 3Jc. ; Genoa, sf. 31c.; Madrid, 8 days' sight, per tot die. The Gibraltar Chronicle says—" The differences between France and Morocco were reported some time ago to have been satisfactorily arranged, but letters from Tangier mention that the investigation into the murder of the French subjects atTetuan is still going on. Lest week Mr. Sumaripa, first dragoman to the French Legation at Tangier, arrived in Tetuan and caused some Moors to be imprisoned. The only grcund for suspecting them of being concerned in the murder was that they had been heard to complain that the Frenchman, who was a swineherd, allowed his pigs to trespass on their ground. Some of the Moors afiested on suspicion have been released. Hash Hash, the late governor of Tetuan, is still a prisoner at Rabat, and his brother acts as governor of Tetuzu. The question of the murdered French man was supposed to have I.2en finally adjusted between the two governments, and the sum fixed as an indemnity to the family of the murdered man was agreed to by the Sultan. The circumstances under which the French Government has reopened the question and caused the arrest of the Tetuan Moors is not known. " Sir M. MontEfiare has sent an address to the rabbis and elders of the Morocco Jews, counselling them to inculcate on their poorer and less educated brethren the necessity of uniform obedience and respect to the Moorish authorities. The danger that the Jews might lose some of the benefits conferred by the recent edict of the Emperor from exciting the hostilities of the Moorish authorities by a too independent tone in demanding the equal treatment with Mshomedans ordered by the Sultan, has been mentioned in letters from Barbary ; and Sir Moses Montefiore, whose intercession has already done so much for the Morocco Jews, wisely counsels patience under petty injuries and submission to the authori ties as the best means of preventing the just and generous intentions of the Sultan being defeated by the fanaticism of his Mahomedan subjects." CJIIIIICH-RATES IN CORNWALL.—During the past week two parishes, Lelent and Altarnon, were polled on the question of church rates. At Lelant 55 votes were re corded for anal 38 against a lid rate in the pouna. At Altarnon there were 130 votes for, and 84 against a rate of 6d, in the pound. The contest in each parish was carried on with much spirit. METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DEVONSHIRE• SQUARE, CITY.—The aggregate number of patients relieved during the week ending October 15 was—Medical, 1,040; surgical, 740—total, 1,780 ; of which 663 were new cases. CorrEn ORE.—At the Cornish ticketing on Thutsday, 2,403 tons of ore realised £13,258 12s 61. Averages :—Standard, £ll9 7s ; price per ton, £5 108 Gd ; produce, 61. Compared IA ith the previous sale the standard has declined IGs, and with the corresponding monthly tale on Sept. S it has declined £2 10s. REPRESENTATION OF CAMBRIDGE.—Mr. W. 1). Christie, our late minister in Brez:l, has announced his de termination of contesting the representation of the borough at the next general' election. Mr Christie was M.P. for Weymouth from 1842 to 1847. THE LATE BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL, At the meeting of the General Hospital Board on Friday Colonel Mason, the chairman of the Festival Committee, handed over a further cheque of £2,000, making £5,000 already paid over as the proceeds of the festival. Colonel Mason announced that the accounts will shortly be closed, and the balance paid over to the hospital. The Toulon journals mention that the steam frigate Imretrice Eugenie has taken on board the 34th. Regiment of the Line, and left for Algiers. The Eylau is expected to follow with the 37th. Accounts from Venetia state that the crop of corn in that country has been excellent this year. The maize in particular is so abundant that the price has fallen considerably. The vintage also, which is already partly finished, will, it appears, give good results, ROYAL LINEAGE OF THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCIIEQUER.—It is not generally known that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is a descendant of two Royal houses. Sir Bernard Burke's recently published " Royal Descents" gives the pedigree cf the Gladstone family, and shows a descent from Henry 111., Kir.g of England, and Robert Bruce, King of Scotland. Lady Joan Beaufort, a descendant of linty 111., married James I. of Scotland, a descendant of Bruce ; and from this alliance is clearly traced the descent of Andrew Robertson, sh;-riff sub stitute of Ross, whose daughter married Sir John Glad- stone, Bart , of FaPque and B ilfour, and bordseveral sons, including the Chancellor of the Exehtquer,—.Liverpool Mercury. The Feudal organs of Berlin deny that the Diet is a competent tribunal in matters relating to the succession of the Duchies, and propose that each of the nine principal Governments of the Confedera tion should name a jurisconeult to form a commis. sion, to give an opinion on the question, leaving the ultimate decision to the Diet. 'rho essential point is to arrive at a firecly solution, in order to deliver the populations from tho uncertainty which has now hung over them for nearly twelve months. A Copenhagen letter states that the Countess Danner, the morganatic widow of the late King, has presented to the muzeum of that capital the pic tures and statues which had been left by her Royal husband, with several other objects of art, and among them two magnificent porcelain vases, pre sented by the Emperor Napoleon. The Monarchia Italiana states that there has lately been discovered in the excavations of the Palatine the trunk of a statue representing the celebrated Satyr attributed to Praxiteles. Several copies of that work of art exist in the different museums of Europe, the belief being that the original was lost. The mutilated statue which has just been brought to light, and of which other fragments have since been found, is considered to be the original. . . . . The Lloyd of Vienna states that the price of corn is so low in the Banat that many landowners cannot get rid of their stock except at a loss, and the re sources of private individuals are insufficient to furnish such advances as are required. The Credit Bank at Vienna has decided on opening an estab. lishment at Temesvar to grant loans on the security of the crepe. A terrible accident has just gemmed on the site of the late; extensive fire on the. premises o f MM. Mery-Sanson and Fleuriot. at Lisieux (Cal vadoe). About 20 perocsonseu o , if mo the e d st bales them females, were o a mo a n k g in picking et the ruins s of wool in part spared by t he flames, wheu a lar g e p iece of b r i c kwall : which was considered perfectly Ee. p two o g days out the a parts p cure, fell with a tremendous crash. Thirteen o f them were buried under the mess. A number of men were immediately set to work, and all We re got out, but six were dead, and the others more or less seriously irjured. - - Several journals announce that the Duke de Per signy intends to offer himself as a candidate for the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. The quotation ot gold at Pails in about 3 per milk pm., and the short exchange on London is per £1 titerling. On comparing these rates with th e E ngl i s h Mi n t price of .4;3 as. 100. per ounce tor st an d ard go l d, it ap p eA rs that gold is about 2-laths per cent. dearer i n Lo u don t a i m im Paris. 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